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Vertical Markets 1: Bad Advice – All Startups are the Same « Steve.

Steve Blank

Government Regulations I turned to the class and said, “The rest of you can keep building your company and shipping your product because you don’t need to worry about government regulations. So the first heuristic is: do not assume the startup rules are the same for all vertical markets.

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Is the Future of Healthcare a Telehealth Company for Every Condition?

View from Seed

One of the most promising trends accelerating in digital health is the verticalization of digital health. Consequently, it is now feasible to build a large business by becoming a focused vertical provider that delivers superior care and patient experience in your specialty. . Why is 2021 Different.

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Open Angel Forum San Fran – Team Calacanis Raises the Bar

Both Sides of the Table

The government has already given them millions in grants so it’s a good start. Still, I think that to succeed they really need to focus on vertical niches where they can differentiate and have more focus on content quality and user acquisition. I for one will be routing for them, though. I first met the team at TechCrunch50.

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Extended Requests for Startups 2025 list

VC Cafe

AI Agents & Software Personalised AI Agent Development: Create AI agents that can understand user intent, plan actions, and improve through continuous learning, with a focus on specific verticals like travel, healthcare, or finance. This includes creating APIs to help agents pay for services, book travel, or engage in contracts.

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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning– Explained

Steve Blank

You succeed in convincing one company and a government to adopt computers and learn to code much faster than their competitors /adversaries. These technologies will transform businesses and government agencies. Which is why large clusters exist in the cloud, or the largest companies/ government agencies.) Carpe Diem.

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The Innovation State of the Union

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

It wasn’t like we were packaging software we were producing the highest performing vertical axis wind turbine. Unfortunately the US government has muddied the waters by not implementing real industrial and technology policies. But it wasn’t an Atlas rocket either. Engineers are aging.

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Israel Generative AI predictions for 2024

VC Cafe

Not so long ago, we were all posting AI profile pictures on social media, but very quickly we’re now seeing an emergence of generative AI tools and LLM applications to assist almost every role in the organisation, across industries and verticals. Overall, Israeli startups raised $7.3